Veterinary Assistant

Campbell River Veterinary Hospital • Full-time • Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada • USD $ 19 - USD $ 21 / hour • 2m ago

We have a fantastic opportunity in Campbell River at Campbell River Veterinary Hospital!

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic Animal Care Attendant to join our team on a full-time basis. The ideal candidate should be friendly and outgoing with excellent communication skills. Some experience working with animals is required.

Job Responsibilities

Ensuring patient care is a priority within our hospital
Feeding, cleaning, and caring for hospitalized patients
General cleanup of the hospital inside and out.
Provide excellent customer care
Assisting Technicians and Veterinarians with daily tasks
Cleaning and prepping surgical instruments, and the surgery suite.
Front desk duties
Answering the phones and booking appointments

Job Requirements:

As our ideal candidate, you will:

Be comfortable handling animals
Have excellent communication skills
Greeting clients and patients
Ability to work with a variety of typical office equipment sure as a computer and multiple types of software and social medial tools, phone, fax, email, etc. is required
Have the ability to learn medical terminology
Be comfortable working under pressure, while keeping calm
Be proactive and take initiative to work effectively without supervision
Be able to prioritize your workload
Be flexible to work some evenings/weekends.
Must be able to lift approximately 40lbs and spend an extended time standing

We offer health & dental benefits, Outstanding medical and pet supply discounts and an exciting work environment!

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $19.00-$21.00 per hour

Benefits: